subject: Choosing The Right Luxury Cat Tree [print this page] A luxury cat tree can be a paradise for your cats. They can be simple or as elaborate as you budget allows for. Some of them are just glorified scratching posts, with a platform or two. Some can be considered a cat jungle gym, with lots of hanging toys, platforms with holes to crawl through, and even a cubby hole to hide in. A cat tree can give a single cat that is home a lot while you are gone a place to entertain themselves. For families with smaller children they can be a sanctuary from kids poking and prodding, and picking them up all the time.
A luxury cat tree can be only a few feet tall, just enough for you pet to have a hide away of it's own, or a cat tree can be as high as the ceiling, with many different activities available, and a place to really escape and hide out. Ones with multiple tiers can be turned and adjusted at various angles, to give your cats something different. If you have the money and want to give your cat something really creative, there are even companies that specialize in cat trees. These kinds of cat tree are fully enclosed, and the outside has the look an shape of a real tree. They have a multitude of platforms, with cutouts so your cat can hang and see out of them. The tops of these trees has platforms and are decorated with fake leaves with hidden platforms so you cat can play with them Some even have fake birds and other characters, giving your pet a real change of pace. Some of these trees are only a few feet tall, others can reach to the ceiling.
This kind of luxury cat tree can be quite expensive. They can range from around $400 for a 4 foot tree, to more than fifteen hundred dollars for a ten foot tree. While these are the top of the luxury ladder, most people just don't have that kind of money to spend on a cat tree. Even a reasonable but extravagant one shouldn't cost more than a few hundred dollars. Simple one or two tier designs run about $50.
You have to think about some things when choosing the right luxury cat tree. One of them is that the materials they are made from should be of sturdy wood, with a covering over it, like plush carpeting. At least one of the main posts should have some kind of rope tightly wrapped around it, so your cats can use it as a scratching post. The rest should be covered in carpet, for many reasons. For one, it will be much more comfortable for your pets to lay down on, or crawl into the cubby holes. Carpeting is something they can sink their claws into, in order to climb up on, or grip when they jump from on tier to another. A good cat tree should have at least one hiding place per cat, and these can have just one hole to crawl into, or a few so the can look out. The base should be wide and heavy to support not only the weight of the tree itself, but your pet's weight as well. It should be stable so it won't tip over, and if it goes all the way to the ceiling, you may want to even consider anchoring it just in case. They can come in a multitude of different colors, with sand, cream, and gray being some of the most popular. It really depends on your homes decor.
